AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) was closed for about two hours on Thursday after Winair was informed by its Nevis station that a call had been received stating that a bomb was on one of the airline's Twin Otter aircraft that had arrived from Nevis.
Winair Managing Director Edwin Hodge said the call had been received around 12:18pm, after which "we immediately informed the airport authorities, who advised the local authorities." A search was carried out on the aircraft by airport emergency and fire personnel and no explosive devices were found on board the aircraft.
The area around the aircraft was cordoned off and access to PJIA was restricted. "We had two aircraft on the ground at that time and normal service was resumed subsequent to having clearance from the airport authorities. Winair's security department is conducting an investigation at this time and the Nevisian authorities will be contacted for a deeper inquiry," Hodge said.
Reports indicated that the call had been a hoax and the person who had made the call in Nevis sounded like a child. Nevertheless, airlines and airports take no chances with bomb threats and they followed stipulated protocols.
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